How it started: How it was going: How it is: 2 months, 63 squares, two unravelings because of the poor joining decisions, 8 balls of yarn imported from UK. Kid 2, showing her new blanket to her boyfriend: This is my mother’s love. Mmm, so soft. Worth it.
Signs of Life
Dina: Welcome, everyone. Please help yourself to the tea and cookies. Curran: Question – why are these cookies shaped like little beer barrels? Dina: Our chef watched a documentary on St. Bernard dogs who rescue people from avalanches. Apparently there is an urban legend of them carrying small kegs of brandy to warm up people
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A’ Trickin’ and A’Treatin’
BDH twists on popular urban legends! The Babysitter and the Clown When Arabella emailed the Mod R inbox for a coffee meetup, I didn’t think much of it. A casual catch-up between the two of us wasn’t unusual, and I got used to her “I’ve got something hilarious to tell you” tone over the years.
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Halloween Bash
Fabulous idea that is fabulous: While we’re having fun . . . Could we have a post next week where we speculate how various House Andrews characters (and Steve) would celebrate Halloween? Who dresses up as what . . . Who gives out the best candy . . . Who keeps the house dark and
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Mission Nav-possible
Conifers rose like black candles in a demonic mass, the heady scent of pine intoxicating and thick. Only the soft whisper of falling snowflakes punctuated the silen… “Are we there yet?” …punctuated the silenc… “For the LAST time, it’s the Grueling Field, then the Evening Forest, then the Glades of Remembrance!” …punctuated the silence of
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Disappointed Every Time and Cozy Anime
Muhahahahaha! To make up for this horrible sentence, I have a slice of life anime to recommend to you. I don’t know why I haven’t come across it before, but if you want something cozy without lots of fighting or political intrigue but with magic and interesting relationships, check out Dahlia in Bloom This was
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New Mozart, Fat Bears and Jarcuterie
“Editing Maggie. There is no life. Only the edits. It’s Maggie all the time. All Maggie.” Thus spake House Andrews this morning. I do know for a fact they are also preparing a serialized Wilmington 3 to debut for the Horde around the winter holiday season, but their workload does mean you get me on
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Quiz Time! Which IA Fictional World Do You Belong In?
Hi everyone, Mod R here. Happy World Mental Health Day! If I’m honest, the best thing for my personal mental health at the moment is to evade into fictional worlds, which got me thinking – which IA universe would suit me the best? So I made a quiz that would tell us! Disclaimer 1: The
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Maple Mustard Chicken Recipe
The edits on Maggie came in and they will be extensive, so I’ve turned to my go-the-distance recipes which can be done once and eaten for two days. This is a fun take on honey mustard. Recipe Put the chicken into a dish, dump the balsamic vinaigrette dressing on it, coat well, refrigerate. I did
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Bouncy Pork, Pesto and Spare Heirs
Why are bouncy pork and pesto ruling the internet at the moment? Because they’re adorable! Don’t worry, it’s not a riddle you need to figure out, like a culinary version of the raven and the writing desk, just baby animals of extreme viral cuteness. Meet Moo Deng, aka Bouncy Pork, the most adorable baby pygmy
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Giveaway Winners and Kate 7 Samples
The Dushegub Tote Giveaway has concluded. Thank you all for your comments and so much reminiscing on all the cracktastic and emotional scenes we love in Ilona Andrews books. Because of the overwhelming response, House Andrews have decided to pick two winners instead of one. The lucky people are: International Winner: Maggie Berney Anything to
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New Nightingale by Inflexion Games
A few months ago someone in the comments on this blog recommended Nightingale, a new survival fantasy game that had just hit Early Access on Steam. In the game, humans encountered the Fae during the Victorian Age and learned to access the Realms, pocket worlds that could be travelled to via portals. Some worlds were
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